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Cover of Ashita wa Unto Tooku e Ikou
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Ashita wa Unto Tooku e Ikou
Length (in words)45979
Unique words6376
Unique words (used once)3201
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1453
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2329
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length32.3
Characters109520
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Cover of Seishun Debugger to Koi Suru Mousou #kakusanchuu
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Seishun Debugger to Koi Suru Mousou #kakusanchuu
Length (in words)56823
Unique words6072
Unique words (used once)2948
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1540
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings2473
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters132343
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Cover of Nanakai Shinda Otoko
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Nanakai Shinda Otoko
Length (in words)72022
Unique words7368
Unique words (used once)3435
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1865
Unique kanji (used once)353
Unique kanji readings3120
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters169813
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Cover of Tsuki to Yoru no Monogatari
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Tsuki to Yoru no Monogatari
Length (in words)130239
Unique words9973
Unique words (used once)4061
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2112
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings3840
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters309259
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Cover of Morpheus no Kyoushitsu
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Morpheus no Kyoushitsu
Length (in words)178638
Unique words9498
Unique words (used once)3661
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1805
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3162
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters414043
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Cover of NO CALL NO LIFE
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NO CALL NO LIFE
Length (in words)51199
Unique words6686
Unique words (used once)2943
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1591
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2608
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length27.4
Characters122433
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Cover of Manomana Amai Yuujou Yuutsu na Koi
Novel
Manomana Amai Yuujou Yuutsu na Koi
Length (in words)127140
Unique words9929
Unique words (used once)4343
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1851
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3294
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters301502
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Cover of Mugendai Girl
Novel
Mugendai Girl
Length (in words)7639
Unique words2317
Unique words (used once)1543
Unique words (used once %)66%
Unique kanji905
Unique kanji (used once)347
Unique kanji readings1267
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length24.6
Characters18195
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Cover of Kusa no Fushido
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Kusa no Fushido
Length (in words)47041
Unique words5869
Unique words (used once)2835
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2577
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length23.9
Characters107391
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Cover of Teikan no Koi
Novel
Teikan no Koi
Length (in words)63619
Unique words7118
Unique words (used once)3352
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1749
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings2882
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters152467
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Cover of Anata no Machi no Toshi Denki!
Novel
Anata no Machi no Toshi Denki!
Length (in words)159128
Unique words9784
Unique words (used once)4007
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1863
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings3311
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters366780
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Cover of Yume no Senshi
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Yume no Senshi
Length (in words)35415
Unique words4864
Unique words (used once)2443
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1084
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings1720
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters86070
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Cover of Kiryuu
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Kiryuu
Length (in words)34632
Unique words5022
Unique words (used once)2454
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1506
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings2343
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters80155
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Cover of Taishou Kuusou Majutsu Yawa Tsuiraku Otome Genocide
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Taishou Kuusou Majutsu Yawa Tsuiraku Otome Genocide
Length (in words)38584
Unique words5398
Unique words (used once)2707
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1599
Unique kanji (used once)360
Unique kanji readings2582
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters85746
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Cover of Rental Fullmoon Dai Ichi Kun Renai wa Yomimono Desu
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Rental Fullmoon Dai Ichi Kun Renai wa Yomimono Desu
Length (in words)58369
Unique words6767
Unique words (used once)3235
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1657
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2784
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters136952
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Cover of Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten
Novel
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten
Length (in words)22728
Unique words3958
Unique words (used once)2113
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1339
Unique kanji (used once)420
Unique kanji readings1999
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length22.5
Characters52060
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Cover of Tenkeiteki Isekai Tenshoutan
Novel
Tenkeiteki Isekai Tenshoutan
Length (in words)129433
Unique words11309
Unique words (used once)5188
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1963
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings3544
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length22.4
Characters306127
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Cover of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Length (in words)116027
Unique words9767
Unique words (used once)4230
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1825
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings3207
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters287549
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Cover of Desperado Blues
Novel
Desperado Blues
Length (in words)63780
Unique words7176
Unique words (used once)3446
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1727
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2879
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length23.6
Characters146428
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Cover of Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
Novel
Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
Length (in words)231464
Unique words12707
Unique words (used once)4851
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2090
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings3811
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length21.8
Characters547433
Volumes5
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Cover of Chuuko Demo Koi ga Shitai!
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Chuuko Demo Koi ga Shitai!
Length (in words)528907
Unique words20638
Unique words (used once)7524
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2464
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings4960
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length17.0
Characters1228584
Volumes13
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Cover of Slime na Dungeon kara Tenka wo Torou to Omou
Novel
Slime na Dungeon kara Tenka wo Torou to Omou
Length (in words)172208
Unique words11874
Unique words (used once)4997
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2134
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings3914
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters399978
Volumes3
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Cover of BIG‐4
Novel
BIG‐4
Length (in words)166661
Unique words12327
Unique words (used once)5081
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2056
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings3640
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length17.7
Characters395131
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Cover of Shinigami no Seido
Novel
Shinigami no Seido
Length (in words)62648
Unique words6436
Unique words (used once)2947
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1686
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings2773
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length23.8
Characters139597
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Cover of Crash
Novel
Crash
Length (in words)48559
Unique words6113
Unique words (used once)2840
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1523
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings2463
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters115499
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Cover of Kumo Desu ga, Nanika?
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Kumo Desu ga, Nanika?
Length (in words)937664
Unique words25102
Unique words (used once)7326
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2626
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings5317
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length22.9
Characters2171324
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Cover of Hangyaku no Dreadnought
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Hangyaku no Dreadnought
Length (in words)218435
Unique words13077
Unique words (used once)5149
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1981
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings3564
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length29.7
Characters526011
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Cover of Juuryoku Alchemic
Novel
Juuryoku Alchemic
Length (in words)59017
Unique words7935
Unique words (used once)3922
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1747
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2858
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length31.4
Characters133690
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Cover of Yakou
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Yakou
Length (in words)47133
Unique words5222
Unique words (used once)2409
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1535
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2460
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length24.7
Characters109091
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Cover of Chotto Ima Kara Shigoto Yamete Kuru
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Chotto Ima Kara Shigoto Yamete Kuru
Length (in words)37276
Unique words5973
Unique words (used once)3082
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1552
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings2562
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length20.4
Characters86986
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Cover of Alice in Wonderland
Novel
Alice in Wonderland
Length (in words)34465
Unique words5117
Unique words (used once)2702
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1397
Unique kanji (used once)369
Unique kanji readings2149
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length28.4
Characters81633
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Cover of Hana x Hana
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Hana x Hana
Length (in words)436538
Unique words15360
Unique words (used once)5371
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2107
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3920
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length24.6
Characters1029944
Volumes8
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Cover of Mercator
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Mercator
Length (in words)34692
Unique words5637
Unique words (used once)2979
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1505
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings2457
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters79257
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Cover of Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
Novel
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
Length (in words)434281
Unique words15492
Unique words (used once)5483
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2104
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings3878
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters1034134
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Cover of Ore no Petto wa Seijo-sama
Novel
Ore no Petto wa Seijo-sama
Length (in words)182668
Unique words11223
Unique words (used once)4258
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2132
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings3899
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length26.4
Characters419944
Volumes4
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Cover of Gimai Seikatsu
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Gimai Seikatsu
Length (in words)281393
Unique words16041
Unique words (used once)6356
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2210
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings4181
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters666002
Volumes7
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Cover of Dual Kaleidoscope Zeniaoi
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Dual Kaleidoscope Zeniaoi
Length (in words)68442
Unique words6107
Unique words (used once)1156
Unique words (used once %)18%
Unique kanji1664
Unique kanji (used once)152
Unique kanji readings2773
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters154716
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Cover of Sasaki to Pii-chan
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Sasaki to Pii-chan
Length (in words)398491
Unique words17938
Unique words (used once)6666
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2372
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings4638
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length24.2
Characters936484
Volumes5
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Cover of Avenir
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Avenir
Length (in words)28791
Unique words4387
Unique words (used once)2241
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2071
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length21.0
Characters65767
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Cover of Frontier World Shoukanshi Toshite Katsudou Chuu
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Frontier World Shoukanshi Toshite Katsudou Chuu
Length (in words)153278
Unique words10869
Unique words (used once)4168
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2004
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings3602
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length25.9
Characters341473
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Cover of 14sai Gentei Shoukougun
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14sai Gentei Shoukougun
Length (in words)57456
Unique words8094
Unique words (used once)3905
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1807
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings3043
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length27.5
Characters133189
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Cover of Ikebukuro West Gate Park
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Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Length (in words)62740
Unique words7857
Unique words (used once)3958
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1523
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2532
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length18.7
Characters144583
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Cover of Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Irai sareta Majo desu.
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Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Irai sareta Majo desu.
Length (in words)99523
Unique words9343
Unique words (used once)4175
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1963
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3495
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters234346
Volumes2
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Cover of Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, dou Medereba ii?
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Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, dou Medereba ii?
Length (in words)209499
Unique words11663
Unique words (used once)4393
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2145
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings3931
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters512268
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Cover of ZOO
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ZOO
Length (in words)72099
Unique words6552
Unique words (used once)2932
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1636
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2692
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length23.1
Characters160689
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Cover of Mou Hitotsu no Inochi
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Mou Hitotsu no Inochi
Length (in words)41667
Unique words5933
Unique words (used once)2983
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1613
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings2680
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters97111
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Cover of Taiikukan no Satsujin
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Taiikukan no Satsujin
Length (in words)67779
Unique words7166
Unique words (used once)3430
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1644
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2713
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters156998
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Cover of Onnanoko ga Kanzen Naru Renai ni Tokimekanai Mittsu no Riyuu
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Onnanoko ga Kanzen Naru Renai ni Tokimekanai Mittsu no Riyuu
Length (in words)45710
Unique words5213
Unique words (used once)2384
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1502
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2365
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters104451
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Cover of Sayonara Piano Sonata
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Sayonara Piano Sonata
Length (in words)202065
Unique words13142
Unique words (used once)5439
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2038
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings3678
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length20.1
Characters484373
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Cover of Sapporo Undersong
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Sapporo Undersong
Length (in words)144820
Unique words9670
Unique words (used once)4130
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1912
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3320
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters330803
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